Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Emperor Wen 世祖

Shizu

Attested AD 560 - AD 560

Passages: 13
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Wen as a ruler. This record brings together 13 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Emperor Wen	世祖	Shizu
Title	Emperor Wen	世祖
Temple name	Shizu	世祖

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · chenshu:007:s0009

Roles

Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 天嘉初 · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 560
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Source Date: Text: 世祖即位 · Western Year: AD 560
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Family

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Parent of Princess of Fuyang (富陽公主)
Kinship Term: daughter / 女 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: daughter
Spouse of Shen Miaorong (沈妙容)
Kinship Term: married to / 归于 · Union Category: marriage

Places and affiliations

Polity: Chen / 陳 · Relation: associated-with
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References in the histories

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Book of Chen, Chapter 7Volume 7: Empresses and Consorts · 13 passages

世祖天嘉初，詔立後宮員數，始置貴妃、貴嬪、貴姬三人，以擬古之三夫人。 In the first year of Tianjia (560) Emperor Wen fixed the number of inner-palace posts and for the first time created three offices—noble consort, noble concubine, and noble lady—to match the ancient three chief consorts.

世祖性恭儉，而嬪嬙多闕，高宗、後主內職無所改作。 Emperor Wen was respectful and frugal, and many concubines' posts still went unfilled; Emperor Xuan and the Last Emperor changed nothing in the inner offices.

高祖自廣州南征交阯，命后與衡陽王昌隨世祖由海道歸于長城。 When the Founder marched from Guangzhou against Jiaozhi, he sent the empress with Prince of Hengyang Chang and Emperor Wen home by sea to Changcheng.

高祖崩，后與中書舍人蔡景歷定計，祕不發喪，召世祖入纂，事在蔡景歷及侯安都傳。 When the Founder died, the empress and masters of writing attendant Cai Jingli laid their plans, kept the death secret, and summoned Emperor Wen to succeed; the affair is told in the biographies of Cai Jingli and Hou Andu.

世祖即位，尊后為皇太后，宮曰慈訓。 When Emperor Wen succeeded, the empress was honored as empress dowager; her palace was called Cixun.

世祖皇后沈妙容 Emperor Wen Empress Shen Miaorong

世祖沈皇后諱妙容，吳興武康人也。 Emperor Wen's empress Shen, named Miaorong, came from Wukang in Wuxing.

后年十餘歲，以梁大同中歸于世祖。 When she was barely ten, in the Datong era of Liang she was married to Emperor Wen.

高祖之討侯景，世祖時在吳興，景遣使收世祖及后。 When the Founder moved against Hou Jing, Emperor Wen was in Wuxing; Jing sent men to seize him and the empress.

世祖即位，為皇后。 When Emperor Wen succeeded, she was made empress.

后兄欽，隨世祖征伐，以功至貞威將軍、安州刺史。 The empress's elder brother Qin followed Emperor Wen on campaign and for merit rose to steadfast-prestige general and inspector of Anzhou.

世祖即位，襲爵建城侯，加通直散騎常侍、持節、會稽等九郡諸軍事、明威將軍、會稽太守，入為侍中、左纫將軍、纫尉卿。 When Emperor Wen succeeded, Qin inherited the marquisate of Jiancheng, was made supernumerary regular attendant for direct communication with credentials, area commander of nine commanderies including Kuaiji, bright-prestige general, and Kuaiji administrator, then entered court as palace attendant, left guard general, and guard commandant.

弟盼，太建中尚世祖女富陽公主，拜駙馬都尉。 Her younger brother Pan in the Taijian era married Emperor Wen's daughter, Princess of Fuyang, and was made commandant of the emperor's son-in-law.